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You’re three days into a backcountry trip, your filter cartridge just split, and the only water source is a stagnant pond that smells like a wet bag of ass. Or maybe it’s not a trip at all — the tap ran dry after a storm took out the water treatment plant and you’re standing over a 5-gallon bucket of questionable creek water wondering what you actually know how to do about it.Iodine tablets are the answer everybody memorizes and almost nobody actually carries when it counts. They’re slow, they taste like a swimming pool had a baby with a penny,…
In today’s article, Ryan Domke reviews the Savior Specialist Range Bag. This is the author’s personally owned gear bag, and he offers his thoughts on how well it performs. I’ve owned more than my fair share of range bags over the years. Some were bargain-bin finds that barely lasted a season, others held up decently but lacked proper organization features, and some were so floppy you might as well use a plastic grocery bag. The Savior Specialist’s semi-rigid frame and well-planned organization keep shooting gear sorted and within reach when it counts. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed Savior…
The triple-barreled Luftwaffe Drilling is proof that the German air force took its survival guns very seriously.Beginning in World War I, there was a serious debate over how to arm aircrews. Many pilots carried a sidearm before planes were even armed, and the apocryphal story concerning the beginning of aerial combat is that the first “dogfight” was with pistols from passing pilots. This then quickly evolved into rifles—rifles with extended magazines, multiple pistols and then finally (and thankfully) machineguns being usefully mounted on aircraft.As aerial warfare evolved, aircraft were armed with an array of machineguns, cannon, rockets, bombs and eventually…
We certainly don’t choose the cream of the crop when looking for candidates for this column, but every now and then you find something interesting for the right price and people will inquire about carrying it as a woods or backup gun. So, on a visit to the local Cabela’s gun library, a trade came in that wasn’t exactly on our wish list: a single-action M1895 Nagant revolver made in 1902 in Imperial Russia. With a finish in about 80 percent condition and with no pitting, it looked quite a few steps up from the later Commie revolvers made after…
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Merriam-Webster defines ergonomics as “an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely.” That’s a lot of words to say that a device should be designed to fit the user, not the other way around. For a pistol, that would encapsulate how you interact with the gun, and the biggest aspect of that is how the gun fits your hands. Ergonomics aren’t as important if you have no time constraints and only need to get a single accurate shot off; just align the sights and don’t move…
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THE BRIEF The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down a New York provision requiring express permission to carry firearms on public-facing private property. The court ruled this default ban violates the Second Amendment because it lacks historical precedent for restricting ordinary citizens in common commercial spaces. The ruling maintains firearm prohibitions in sensitive locations, including public parks and transit hubs. While business owners may still exclude firearms by posting signs, the default legal status now permits concealed carry in commercial establishments. This decision creates a split outcome for New York’s legislative response to constitutional standards. NEW…
I don’t think I need to sell any readers around here on the idea that a firearm can be more than just a tool. For many of us it’s a concrete symbol of independence, something that will keep us safe when all other measures have failed, and often, an heirloom we plan to pass down to our loved ones. Given that monumental level of importance, why wouldn’t we exercise some level of diligence to protect it? The Kinetic 2 Pistol Bag cuts an attractive profile. The quality of materials and workmanship is evident right off the bat. While there are…
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In Spanish bullfighting, a matador is the primary bullfighter who fights and kills the bull. “Matar” means “to kill” in Spanish, and the matador is the leader and main performer in a bullfight. The last phase of the fight is called the “tercio de muerte,” or “third of death.” At this point, the matador’s weapon of choice is a sword, or “espada” in Spanish, to deliver a precise killing blow. Matador Arms is known for its 9mm pistol and rifle systems, built around their bufferless MAT-9 upper that works with any Mil-spec AR-9 lower receiver and is self-contained, not needing…
Canik has just announced a non-compensated METE MC9 Prime variant called the MC9 Prime NC.Compensated pistols are incredibly popular at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that everyone wants one. While they offer advantages when it comes to shooting performance, they have some disadvantages as well, especially in the context of concealed carry and defensive use. Namely, increased muzzle flash, noise and concussion that could be detrimental if shooting in low-light conditions or from inside a vehicle. Comped pistols are more particular about ammo, too. For those who prefer to control muzzle flip the old-fashioned way through training, Canik has…
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